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Needle
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The Needle, originally titled Игла, is a 1988 Soviet drama and thriller film directed by Rashid Nugmanov. Produced by Kazakhfilm, the movie features Viktor Tsoi, Pyotr Mamonov, and Aleksandr Bashirov in its cast. Tsoi also composed the music for the production. The narrative is set in Kazakhstan, where filming also took place.
The film explores themes of revenge, drug trafficking, and substance dependence. It was released in the Soviet Union in 1988 and later in 1989. The runtime is listed as 76 or 81 minutes. The work has been assessed against the Bechdel test. It holds a rating of 6.9 on IMDb and a vote average of 6.7 on TMDb.
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6.7Moro returns to Alma-Ata to collect money owed to him. While waiting out an unexpected delay, he visits his former girlfriend Dina and discovers she has become a morphine addict. He decides to help her kick the habit and to fight the local drug mafia responsible for her condition.
Cast
- Viktor Tsoi as Моro
- Marina Smirnova as Dina
- Aleksandr Bashirov as Spartak
- Pyotr Mamonov as Artur
- Archimed Iskakov as Archimed
- Grigorij Jepshtejn
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Original language
- Russian
- Main subject
- drug
- Director
- Rashid Nugmanov
- Cast member
- Aleksandr Bashirov
- Composer
- Viktor Tsoi
- Production company
- Kazakhfilm
- Narrative location
- Kazakhstan
- Filming location
- Kazakhstan
- Duration
- 81
- FilmAffinity ID
- 161592
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- publication date
- 1988-09-16
- title
- Игла
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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